{"id":3006,"date":"2020-08-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2020-08-07T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:11:51","slug":"where-water-going-reasons-for-high-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/where-water-going-reasons-for-high-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhere Is the Water Going?\u201d Reasons for Those High Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nobody wants<\/em> to waste water, because it shows up as\nhigh water bills. But it\u2019s easy to slip into patterns of water use that are\nwasteful, such as luxuriating too long in the shower, or leaving the water in\nthe sink running as you do some other cooking task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when you see water bills that are abnormally high, and you feel certain you\u2019re observing at least decent water-conserving measures, it can be concerning. If the rise in cost isn\u2019t because of a general rise in water prices, you may have a problem that will require the help of plumbing professionals in San Juan Capistrano, CA<\/a> to fix. We\u2019ll take a look at where the water waste is occurring, and where that water is going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The hidden pipe leaks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Leaking pipes are often hard to detect because most pipes\nare hidden from view. Pipes in the crawlspace or in the ceiling can begin to\nlose water through small holes and you won\u2019t notice anything until the leaks\nstart to cause damage to drywall or creates other visible signs. An alarming\nnumber of homes have hidden leaks that contribute to rising costs. The way to\ndeal with this is to call professionals to provide leak detection for your\nhouse. Our experts can find out if you have hidden leaks, then use special\ntools to find them and fix them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dripping faucet (or faucets)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

People underestimate how much water a dripping faucet can\nwaste. It seems minor, but those drips can end up wasting 20 gallons of water a\nday<\/em> or even more. Now expand that over a month and you\u2019ve lost 600 gallons\nof water. The average shower uses 16 gallons of water, so that dripping faucet\nis equal to about 35 showers, or more than an extra shower a day. We not only\nrecommend having the faucets fixed, we recommend putting in special low flow\nfixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broken water softener<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a water softener for your home? Many homes in Orange\nCounty can benefit from water softening, since hard water is a frequent problem\nfor plumbing. But if the water softener malfunctions, it will cycle over and\nover again, which is a major drain on water. We work with water softeners and\ncan help track down if this is a problem with your rising water bills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constantly running toilet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A toilet should only run for about a minute after it is\nflushed. If the toilet has a leaky flapper or worn-down gaskets, it will\ncontinue to run water from the tank and into the bowl, which is a big water-wasting\nsource. Don\u2019t ignore the toilet that runs continually: please call our experts to\nsee what can be done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprinkler leaks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you have a sprinkler system, broken pipes may be leaking water\ninto the yard or garden without you noticing it. There are a number of other\npossible water leak sources on your property outside the house, including leaks\nin the water main.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saddleback Plumbing Heating & Air has served Orange County since 1981. Schedule plumbing service with one of the best teams around.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ll take a look at where the water waste is occurring, and where that water is going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[350,101,76,116],"class_list":["post-3006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-leak-detection","tag-san-juan-capistrano","tag-water-saving-tips","tag-water-softener"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3006"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3007,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006\/revisions\/3007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}